Hanawa weather in March

In March, Hanawa sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hanawa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hanawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 107 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:56 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.2; out of 10

Hanawa is city in Akita prefecture, Japan.

Density: 52/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1972

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hanawa reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Avg low (°C)	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	3	-5
7	3	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-4
12	3	-4
13	4	-4
14	4	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-3
22	5	-3
23	6	-3
24	6	-2
25	6	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	7	-2
29	7	-1
30	7	-1
31	7	-1

How March really feels in Hanawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

4 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hanawa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -7°	82	15.2	20.4	9.5	0.0
Feb	0° / -7°	79	14.5	16.8	10.4	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	107	16.6	14.5	11.7	0.2
Apr	11° / 2°	103	14.6	4.3	13	2.5
May	17° / 8°	108	13.8	0.1	14.2	5.0
Jun	21° / 13°	116	13.7	0	14.8	5.6
Jul	24° / 18°	172	17	0	14.6	5.5
Aug	26° / 19°	167	16.5	0	13.6	5.6
Sep	22° / 14°	148	14	0	12.3	5.7
Oct	16° / 7°	131	13.5	0.2	10.9	4.4
Nov	8° / 1°	109	15.8	6.1	9.8	1.3
Dec	2° / -5°	104	16.2	17.2	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hanawa gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 16.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52
Snow chance (%)	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37	36	34	33	32

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	54
2	54	54
3	54	54
4	54	53
5	53	53
6	53	53
7	53	52
8	53	51
9	53	51
10	53	50
11	53	49
12	53	49
13	52	48
14	52	47
15	52	47
16	52	46
17	52	45
18	52	45
19	52	44
20	52	43
21	52	42
22	52	41
23	52	41
24	52	40
25	52	39
26	52	38
27	52	37
28	52	36
29	52	34
30	52	33
31	52	32

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:20	5:20
2	11.0	6:19	5:21
3	11.1	6:17	5:22
4	11.1	6:15	5:24
5	11.2	6:14	5:25
6	11.2	6:12	5:26
7	11.3	6:11	5:27
8	11.3	6:09	5:28
9	11.4	6:08	5:29
10	11.4	6:06	5:30
11	11.4	6:05	5:31
12	11.5	6:03	5:32
13	11.5	6:01	5:33
14	11.6	6:00	5:34
15	11.6	5:58	5:36
16	11.7	5:56	5:37
17	11.7	5:55	5:38
18	11.8	5:53	5:39
19	11.8	5:51	5:40
20	11.9	5:50	5:41
21	11.9	5:48	5:42
22	11.9	5:46	5:43
23	12.0	5:45	5:44
24	12.0	5:43	5:45
25	12.1	5:41	5:46
26	12.1	5:40	5:47
27	12.2	5:38	5:48
28	12.2	5:36	5:49
29	12.3	5:35	5:50
30	12.3	5:33	5:51
31	12.4	5:31	5:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hanawa?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hanawa.

What to pack for Hanawa in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Hanawa sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hanawa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hanawa peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	8	6	9	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Hanawa in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hanawa is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	20	21	19	14	12	12	12	12	10	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hanawa?

Hanawa sits at 40.2°N, 140.8°E, 144 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Ōdate, 22 km away.

Topography around Hanawa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hanawa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hanawa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m.

The land around Hanawa is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

394 m

trees 65%

16 km

1,059 m

trees 89%

80 km

2,118 m

trees 81%

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← February Hanawa year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ōdate 22 km · Kita-Akita 33 km · Takanosu 36 km · Hachimantai 43 km · Ninohe 46 km · Nanaku 48 km · Hirakawa 48 km · Takizawa 52 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hanawa (40.1836°, 140.7872°, elevation 144 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	3	-5
7	3	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-4
12	3	-4
13	4	-4
14	4	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-3
22	5	-3
23	6	-3
24	6	-2
25	6	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	7	-2
29	7	-1
30	7	-1
31	7	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	54
2	54	54
3	54	54
4	54	53
5	53	53
6	53	53
7	53	52
8	53	51
9	53	51
10	53	50
11	53	49
12	53	49
13	52	48
14	52	47
15	52	47
16	52	46
17	52	45
18	52	45
19	52	44
20	52	43
21	52	42
22	52	41
23	52	41
24	52	40
25	52	39
26	52	38
27	52	37
28	52	36
29	52	34
30	52	33
31	52	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	3	-5
7	3	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-4
12	3	-4
13	4	-4
14	4	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-3
22	5	-3
23	6	-3
24	6	-2
25	6	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	7	-2
29	7	-1
30	7	-1
31	7	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	54
2	54	54
3	54	54
4	54	53
5	53	53
6	53	53
7	53	52
8	53	51
9	53	51
10	53	50
11	53	49
12	53	49
13	52	48
14	52	47
15	52	47
16	52	46
17	52	45
18	52	45
19	52	44
20	52	43
21	52	42
22	52	41
23	52	41
24	52	40
25	52	39
26	52	38
27	52	37
28	52	36
29	52	34
30	52	33
31	52	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	3	-5
7	3	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-4
12	3	-4
13	4	-4
14	4	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-3
22	5	-3
23	6	-3
24	6	-2
25	6	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	7	-2
29	7	-1
30	7	-1
31	7	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	54
2	54	54
3	54	54
4	54	53
5	53	53
6	53	53
7	53	52
8	53	51
9	53	51
10	53	50
11	53	49
12	53	49
13	52	48
14	52	47
15	52	47
16	52	46
17	52	45
18	52	45
19	52	44
20	52	43
21	52	42
22	52	41
23	52	41
24	52	40
25	52	39
26	52	38
27	52	37
28	52	36
29	52	34
30	52	33
31	52	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100